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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Treatment Plant 4 in the endangered-species habitat of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve continued apace, over the objections of environmentalists...."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of 237 acres of existing conservation land in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. The Bull Creek Warbler Owners Association is..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: You Kids Play Nice!

The idea of combining Austin and Travis County's governments seems like a good one, but never seems to gain any momentum.

"...played nicely together -- be it EMS, or the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, or, in some cases, transportation planning --..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

No Surprises in City's Answer to WTP4 Suit

Water plant controversy keeps on churning

"...Code. WTP4's proposed transmission lines cross, in part, the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, home to several endangered species (such as..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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Off the Desk:

"...Ivanhoe tract the city wants to buy for the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (see last week's "Council Watch") just fell..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature

WTP 4: Meryl Streep Plays Travis County?

The county tells the city to take its Cortaña plan and get bent

"...Plant No. 4, on the Cortaña tract in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. The 4-1 decision came after hours of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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Headlines

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Austin Stories

"...Wildlife Service awarded almost $5 million to fund the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan, which will help the city, Travis..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Roads to Commissioners Court ...

The Chronicle handicaps at the county races.

"...EMS, or about its successes protecting habitat with the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve project. If you're a suburbanite, there are..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SH 45: The Road to Commissioners Court?

Karen Huber and Gerald Daugherty face off over a highway in southwestern Travis County

"...route cuts through an exceptionally sensitive region of the Balcones Canyon­lands Preserve, one that includes at least one huge..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Outgunned in the Greenbelt

"...covering 14,346 acres of parkland and 7,566 acres of preserve land spread throughout Travis County. In addition, they are..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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Happenings

"...our neighbor to the north balked at joining the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve and cracked jokes about cave bugs. But..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

A Liquid Proposition

Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?

"...of land recently purchased by the city to help preserve water quality and quantity in Barton Creek, Conrad's caution..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

'Shoddy' and 'Rushed'

Spicewood neighbors blast WTP4 water line plan

"...Forest Ridge storage tank will be located in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, the Jollyville storage tank north of the..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point: All Grown Up

How Water Treatment Plant No.4 got where it is today

"...as the land was incorporated into a first-of-its-kind species preserve. So the confusion was forgivable when WTP4 began its..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Bullish on Protection

"...to Austin's water supply. Like the much-publicized fight to preserve Barton Creek in the face of ongoing development, residents..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Warblers, Not Cars, on 2222

illustration by Doug Potter

"...Ivanhoe tract to add it to the proposed 30,000-acre Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP), the system of wildlife sanctuaries that..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

TDH: 6/21/11

F1, pedicabs, Fun Fun Fun Fest & Willie close out council

"...Items 3, 29: Purchase of two tracts in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve for $450,000...."

June 21, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Former City Forester Charges Harassment, Sex Bias at PARD

Susan Murray alleges her career as Austin's urban forester fell apart after she complained about her boss' conduct.

"...2001, the city reassigned her again -- to the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve program (then located within PARD), where she..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Public Notice: Changes...

Can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em

"...– provides a great public opportunity to tour the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve that's adjacent to the campus in Northwest..."

April 5, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Daily Hustle: 9/15/10

Spelman waxes on WTP4, rate increases

"...would hurt “non-core services,” including AW's funding for the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve and conservation efforts; he also argued it..."

Sept. 15, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...city would very much like to acquire for the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. Between them, the Ribelin and Robinson ranches..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...at a deep and abiding level, the need to preserve tolerance and respect for all the citizens of our..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

"...we own near Loop 360 is part of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, and when the city of Austin takes..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

Not Keen on Green

Enviros: Bristol and Biscoe Don't Cut It

"...air pollution; she worked on the creation of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP), and she co-founded the Austin Metropolitan..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

New Lawsuit Again Aims to Remove Endangered Status for Warbler

TPPF refuses to leave the birdies alone

"...requiring large uninterrupted spaces like those protected in the Balcones Canyonlands preserve for the species to thrive...."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: East Side Story

Somewhere a place for us?

"...songbird that nests in western Travis County in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, was removed from the federal Endangered Species..."

May 18, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Quote of the Week

"..."I view the [Balcones Canyonlands Preserve]'s appetite for land like the Bastrop wildfire...."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Column

Travaasa Austin BBQ Bash Tickets Still Available

Area spa introduces new farm project with barbecue party

"...spa and resort located on the edge of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, is throwing a big bash to celebrate..."

June 14, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Playback: Teatro Negro

Reunions, fundraisers, performance videos – trying to rein in local music as 2012 draws to a close

"...Chapter 6 was conceived as a performance in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, but the band audibled when they came..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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